The ancients who practiced the Way did not enlighten the people with it; They used it, rather, to stupefy them. The people are hard to rule because they have too much knowledge. Therefore, Ruling a state through knowledge is to rob the state; Ruling a state through ignorance brings integrity to the state. One who is always mindful of these two types grasps a paradigm; Mindfulness of this paradigm is called “mysterious integrity.” Deep and distant is this mysterious integrity! It runs counter to things until it reaches the great confluence.